Oklahoma Sooners vs Georgia Bulldogs Prediction, 3/12/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma Sooners vs Georgia Bulldogs

Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Location: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN

TV: SEC Network

The Oklahoma Sooners (19-12) are traveling to Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday where they will meet the Georgia Bulldogs (20-11).

The Oklahoma Sooners faced off with Texas and earned the victory with a final of 76-72 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Sooners walked away with 19 and Texas accumulated 23 personal fouls. They also buried 8 out of their 21 attempts from beyond the arc. Texas walked away from this one shooting 78.3% when shooting free throws by converting 18 of 23 shots. On top of that, Texas snagged 41 rebounds (11 offensive, 30 defensive), but didn't have a block. Texas doled out 9 assists and had 4 steals for the game. With respect to the defense, Oklahoma allowed 39.0% from the floor on 23 of 59 shooting. They also dished out 13 assists in this game while creating 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In regard to grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 29 with 7 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Sooners knocked down 22 of their 28 tries for a percentage of 78.6%. Oklahoma walked away from the contest with a 39.7% FG percentage (23 out of 58) and converted 8 out of their 24 shots from distance.

Brycen Goodine is one player who was a major contributor for this contest. He recorded 14 points on 5 out of 10 shooting. He played for 25 mins and pulled down 4 boards. He ended up going 50.0% from the field and also dished out 1 assist.

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Oklahoma enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 19-12 so far this season. They lose possession via turnover 12.2 times per contest and as a squad they commit 18.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Oklahoma is pulling down 32.2 rebounds per game and has 426 assists on the year, which ranks 192nd in college hoops in terms of passing. The Sooners are hitting 36.6% on 3-pointers (264 of 721) and 79.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 78.6 points per game (64th in D-1) while shooting 47.1% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Sooners are able to force 12.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.2 fouls. They are giving up 30.2% on 3-pointers and they are 259th in college in points per game allowed (74.5). The Sooners defense is allowing a FG percentage of 44.5% (802 of 1,804) and they concede 34.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They are 82nd in the country in giving up assists with 378 conceded on the campaign.

In their last game, the Georgia Bulldogs went home victorious with a score of 79-68 when they faced Vanderbilt. The Bulldogs pulled down 25 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 34 for the game. They also turned it over 13 times, while recording 8 steals for the matchup. Vanderbilt earned 23 personal fouls for the game which got the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for 37 attempts. They were able to knock down 27 of them for a percentage of 73.0%. With regard to shots from 3-point land, Georgia made 8 of 18 tries (44.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Bulldogs finished shooting 22 for 49 from the floor which had them at 44.9%. The Bulldogs allowed Vanderbilt to knock down 22 of their 57 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 38.6% for the matchup. They shot 29.6% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 8 out of 27 and finished the game at 16 out of 21 from the charity stripe (76.2%). In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Georgia permitted Vanderbilt to collect 32 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Asa Newell pitched in for the Bulldogs in this contest. He earned 15 points in his 23 minutes of playing time, but wasn't able to notch an assist. He buried 3 of 7 for the contest giving him a rate of 42.9%, and had 4 rebounds.

Georgia has a mark of 20-11 for the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bulldogs are connecting on 46.4% from the field, which ranks 95th in college. Georgia has 2,343 pts for the campaign (75.6 per contest) and they grab 36.6 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 12.5 times per game (268th in college) and they lose possession via turnover 12.9 times per game. The Bulldogs commit 16.6 personal fouls per game and they connect on 72.1% from the free throw line.

The Georgia defense surrenders 30.3% on three-point shots (226 of 746) and opponents are knocking down 74.0% of their foul shots. They give up 11.8 assists and 32.5 rebounds every game, ranking them 68th and 69th in college hoops. The Bulldogs defensively are ranked 89th in college in PPG given up with 68.9. They have forced 12.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 40.7% from the floor (34th in college hoops).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Georgia

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